Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-24
A HAUNTED HOUSE.
The COlOred Tenant and HIS Neighbors
Greatly Perplexed.

The Colored Tenant and His Neighbour
Greatly Perplexed.
A STAR REPORTER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
BRICKS AND PIECES OF GAS PIPE AND IRON
SENT FLYING OVER A THREE-sToRY BRICK DWELL
| ING.
| The inmates OF the brick house on the northwest
corner OF An street and Missouri avenue are kept
In constant state OF trepidaton day and night by
| the mysterious antics OF some invisible agencies.
! The house Is kept as a hotel by Pendleton col
| ored man, who, when guests are scarce and bust
ness dull, adds to his earnings by cobblng. About
| the only occupants at present are PendletOn, his
| family, and one or two assistants. Until very
recently unusual quiet had prevailed about the
premises for several months. failure to
| procure a renewal OF the license compelled
the closing Of the bar-room three or
| four months ago, and after that
the house seemed to lose its attractions for its
mer colored patrons. Several nights ago the in
mates were startled at a sound betoken1ng crash
OF glassware just outside the house. several Of
them ran out to the Missouri avenue Stde but they
were glad to scurry back into the house. There
was sort OF
| HAIL STORM OF GINGER-POP AND soDA-wATER BOTTLES
falling around the house. The bottles apparently
came flying over the house from the north side,
and to that side, where there is yard inclosed by
| very high wall, Pendleton and his associates
fastened with the view OF ascertaining what force
! propelled the bottles. There was nobody in the
yard and, to the surprise and terror OF Pendleton
and his family, the shower OF bottles began to fall
In the yard as ii thrown from the
bottles, but brickbats, whole bricks, pieces
OF Old iron, stones &C., were sent flying over the
house, first from one side and then from the other.
/ This was kept up at intervals during the entire
| night Every now and then residents OF adjoining
houses would be awakened by the crash OF bottles,
| the pavement below. Early next morning almost
the entire neighborhoOd gathered around the
house,
| ENDEAvORING TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
The presence OF a crowd did not check the mystic
rious thrOwer, who had muscle enough to project
bottles and other missiles over large three-story
house. When STAR reporter arrived at the cor
ner OF Missouri avenue and ~ street. about am,
an instant whirring noise caused everybody to
look up, and In another instant pop-bOttle de-
scended with crash to the pavement. 1t had ap-
parently come from the other side of the house.
Next piece OF iron gas-pipe, weighing about two
pounds, came flying over the house. The crowd
divided, some going to the yard on the opposite
side. The missiles continued to fly, first from one
side and then the other. PendletOn and one or
Two others who went to the roof declared that
while up there they saw the bottles aud other OBJ
1ecuS flying over the top.
The STAR reporter made an examination OF the
premises The sidewalk on Missouri avenue was
literally covered with the fragments OF broken
bottles The pavement of the yard on the oppO-
site side presented similar spectacle.
PENDLETON THINKS 1T IS sPOoKs.
"Who is doing this?" THE STAR reporter asked.
Pendeton-"Fo' God, wisht 1 knowed, sab. l
dunno what ter make outen' it. Use done all
could to fine out but it beats me. Taint no human
hans as duz 1t, dat l kno. Whar'S de man dat
could fling bottle over dis hyar house? OATS
kin do it."
Pendeton, with a countenance betraying fear
and anxiety picked up piece OF iron gas pipe and
said 'See dis hyar. Well it's been over dis houS'
moen twenty times, fus one way, den de udder.
TUX dis the gas pipe and dis hyar (another piece
OF iron) and put dem in my room and lock de do.
Fo' God, by de time got outen de house agin dey
bOfe cum flynn ober agin. Dey was gon from de
room, but de do was still locked. went in dar to
See."
BOTTLES WHICH GOT OUT OF CLOSED ROOM.
The bottles used, Pendleton says, We're his.
Some of them were in the basement and some in
the hall of the first floor. He declared that when
he discovered that the mysterious agency was
destroying his bottles, he took those that were
left and put them in room.
"But that didn't make no difference" he con.
tnued, 'Dey got EN- jiS de same"
inc nr,ns on Pgeton ,e y Was hs pay
OF running him out OF the house.
"Den it's de smartes sumbody dat eber see"
he replied. "kaSe we bin watch1n' de top o. de
house an on bofe Sides and still de bottles keep
ON flynn" He declared that he took some OF the
fore he could turn round the bottles "was lis dun
gon' and flying ober de house."
The top of the house can only be reached by
means or ladder from the attic OF PendetOn'S
house. through trap in the roof All OF the bottles
In Pendleton,s place were thrown and DESTROYED,
STAR reporter visited PendletOn this morning he
vowed he dind't know where the bottles now being
used are procured from. He and his family are
satisfied that 1t Is supernatural agency that is
lief.
A SHOWER OF WATER FROM A DRY ROOM.
Early this morning several Of the family were in
room On the first floor, when suddenly quantity
OF water, perhaps several gallons came through
hole in the ceiling and floor above through which
stove pipe projected in cold weather. Pendieton
vowed there was no water In the upper room, and
took the reporter up there to show him that
there was not only no water in that room but no
vessel there that would hold water: He says that
there was no chance for any outsider to have got
into the upper room. The yard is Well protected
by wall over which only a cat could climb so
that Pendleton Is certain no mischievouS intruder
could ever have entered there. The flying missiles
have been seen by numerous individuals and the
general opinion is that some person must have
been concealed upon the roof. But as PendletOn
maintains, 1t is hard to explain, In the first place.
how any person. intent upon fun or revenge
could have got to the roof, and in the second
place 1t Is more dificult to explain how he could
have procured the bottles In such numbers from
me lower noors without being seen Many In the
Is "haunted."
yesterday afternoon at the residence OF Mr.. w. f.
Gu1ndOn, 921 street, as mentioned in The STAR
Mr.. GuindOn was absent at the Jime but his Wife,
delicate lady, rushed through the f1ames closed
doors and windows to shut of the draft, and
thereby prevented greater damage but she was
severely burned about the face in her efforts. The
clothing OF Mr. Guindon and family, including his
childrens wardrobes was so damaged as to be
practically useless, together with their household
goods The damage to the house. which IS owned
by MIR. StilsOn Hutchins, is estimated at $780, and
Mr.. GuindOn puts the whole loss at 81, $50. The
prompt arrival OF the fire department and the skill
and Vigor with which the former worked pre-
vented iii all probability very extensive contia-
grafton.
WASHINGTON CLERGYMEN ATTEND CEREMONY
IN BALTIMoEE.-!n Baltimore yesterday Rev. Ber-
nard j. McManus, pastor Of st. Johns Catholic
church. Eager and Valley Streets was invested
with the rank and insignia Of monsignOr. The
ceremony was performed by Cardinal Gibbons
Among the clergy In attendance were Revs. Je-
rome Dousnerty, p. l.. Chapelle, p. Burch F. p
kervick, j. +. Mackin, j. McNaliy, j. +. DOnohue
G; W. Deyine, J. Walter, and S. Ryan, of this city.
The papal brief creating Father McManus a mon
sgnor was read during the ceremony by Rev. Dr.
Chapelle, OF this CITY, both in Latin and English
Ro oY Y "A i.